Now I’ve checked with the lawyers and I’ll probably be alright with this one and five seems like a nice round number.  A list of 10 things is too many and even 7 would probably be weak, 3 would definitely be too short and 1 would just be an article by itself.  So here it […]

Well, we thought it was all over, but it’s not.  Latics are now looking to sign ex-Barcelona player and Spanish international Pep Guardiola.  He’s not contracted to anyone at the moment which means that his signing wouldn’t be affected by the transfer window.  Now I remember him as a class act, but he’s been awfully […]

I’ve just found the source for the recent spate of comments from Chairman Dave.  It would appear that he’s keeping a Premier League diary for the Manchester Evening News.  Yesterdays offering was the gospel relating to Michael Owen.  We did make a bid, we spoke to is agent and it wasn’t a publicity stunt.  Owen […]

It’s just like the end of March used to be but in summertime. Transfer deadline day was one of the more exciting days in the football calendar. The difference is that this season, regardless of where we finished up, would be our first operating within transfer windows. Now I’m not about to debate the pros […]

The suggestion that “it’s only Sunderland” just goes to show how differently some of our fans are viewing this season. OK, it wasn’t like the big boys were in town, but come the end of the season; it will be this game, and those like it that will provide a real measure of our success. […]

The internet is a wonderful thing, an always open source of information; somewhere for people to share experiences with people they’ll never meet; a soapbox where opinions can be put forward and discussed, many different things to many different people. Wiganers, being the strange creatures they are have decided it’s just another place to moan […]

Dean Windass, Dean F**King Windass! Now I’ve said before that Jewell will be judged on his results and the future of his job relies on his signings, but it’s hardly what you expected is it? I’ve got to admit I was more gob smacked yesterday morning than I was on Monday when the Owen story […]

Sat in a field somewhere in Lancashire, the sun beating down, 2 thirds of the way through a bottle of Olde English and wondering whether it’s too early to start in on the Stella. My daughter’s knackered and kicking off, but there’s no chance of her having an afternoon nap because there’s too many other […]

Sometimes I wonder if you’re better off without mates. They’re prone to doing stupid things. Most of the time it’s urinating at the bar, nearly getting you into fights type stupid that you can handle but then one of them goes a does something so stupid that they deserve a badge, or a hat, or […]

In a bid to eclipse the showmanship of bidding £10 million pounds for Scott Parker it now seems that Dave Whelan has set his sight on one time golden boy and England vice captain, Michael Owen.  Now someone, somewhere must be having a laugh.  Apparently (at this stage I’ve not seen it for myself) Sky […]